In the most recent primary, it became evident that aspiring for change and hope for the future was the primary (mind the pun) focus for some, and possible decade long repetition was the focus for others.
This is quite possibly the most important election of my generation as well as for any one alive at the time, and as I've previously stated, change and hope for the future is the momentum carrying Barak Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton in terms of the Democratic party. Obama is the black J.F.K., pushing for America to be the country it was meant to be where as Clinton has the focus upon health care reform, an issue that has extreme opposing views. Mainly, from those who can afford to get sick. Around the dinner table in the south, it is assumed that Obama would be capitalizing on the "black vote." However, it's easy to see he was capitalizing on the "hope vote." Clinton, on the other hand, has capitalized on the votes of the young, but it is obvious that her persona and behavior in previous debates has pushed away voters. That's not to say Obama didn't have anything to do with her behavior or had poor intentions himself; he's just better looking
It is with little surprise that the Republican party has yet to come to terms with the failures of the current president and the victories of John McCain have pushed the party even further to the right. Now don't get me wrong, this is a good thing for Republicans. McCain is the ideal strong conservative, much like that of George W. Bush. His stance on the war in Iraq is that of the stance of a conventional war, unlike that of his opponent Ron Paul, who veers to the middle in that respect, hence why Paul won no states this primary.
Mitt Romney tailed behind McCain in this primary but suspended his campaign shortly thereafter. Why? For philosophical reasons concerning his party of choice. Now, that's all good and well, but it doesn't do anything what so ever for anything. Wait; it actually helps out ol' Mike Huckabee, whose Chuck Norris backing and bass guitar slapping have made him a personality favorite among many. A recent Rolling Stone article on Huckabee told of how the reporter himself became doe eyed in the presence of the man. Now that's personality.
Hmm, does this mean that personality is a strong factor for both parties in this primary? Not from the Democrats! No, not from the Republicans! It's sad, but true. It seems like both Obama and Clinton can get the job done, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are strong from the Democratic standpoint.
From my perspective as a liberal American, I think the Republican party has their eyes on keeping things to the right while us guys have our eyes on anything not George W. Bush.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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